The JR Newsletter is the official e-newsletter of the John Reich Collectors Society. The purpose of the John Reich Collectors Society (JRCS) is to encourage the study of numismatics, particularly United States gold and silver coins minted before the introduction of the Seated Liberty design, and to provide technical and educational information concerning such coins.

Sunday, October 2, 2016

I finally acquired a nice AU55 example of one of the more common cuds
known for my dime collection from the coins sold by W. David Perkins of
the Kirk Gorman Collection. The variety I found so challenging is the
1833 JR-4. Actually a low grade example of this variety was one of my
first retained cuds purchased. My friend Don Valenziano heard of my
budding interest in these late die state coins and showed me this
fabulous example with the reverse die broken and moving in three
connecting pieces from the E in UNITED down to the scroll and all along
the upper portion of that side to the first A in AMERICA. Despite the
wear, this is still one of the latest examples I've seen with the
initial retained cud from the left side to the edge of A in STATES,
another crack down through the E of that word, and the final crack
splitting the first A of AMERICA, all these cracks connect to the scroll
from the rim above.

Over the decades I've acquired about 30
examples in varying states of decay of the 1833 JR-4 with a retained
cud. I've since sold back a few into the market place. I began to think
myself somewhat obsessed with studying the varying die states of this
variety, but then encountered other collectors who had acquired
extensive hoards with similar penchants for certain dates or varieties,
and realized its all part of the scholarship of this hobby and not so
much a question of my sanity.

Over the past few years I've been
working on getting my Capped Bust dimes graded by PCGS, it's a laborious
process as many coins simply aren't worth the cost of grading, so those
remain in their natural raw state. Others I've sent in for this process.
One of these was my 1833 JR-4 with a retained cud (actually a fairly
early example of this cud) from the Russell J. Logan Collection which
graded XF40, a nice grade for that coin. I also had another decent
example with the retained cud that came back VF30 from PCGS that I'm
going to sell. So at long last I have a solid AU55 example to represent
this seemingly common cud in my collection.

Nominees for JRCS Hall of Fame

Nominations for the JRCS Hall of Fame class of 2019 are now OPEN.

The membership is encouraged to send nominations for the Hall of Fame at any time. You can nominate candidates for either the veteran (those who contributed before the advent of JRCS) or the modern (those who have been members of JRCS) categories. Please include any pertinent information about the nominee that you feel necessary. Nominees will then be voted on by the HOF committee and the inductees will be announced at the annual meeting at the ANA convention in the summer. We look forward to seeing your nominations!

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